Pollution
Deforestation
Industrial Agriculture
Land Use Change
Resource Extraction
100
___ is seen in this image.
What is smog?
100
_________ is the variety and variability of all living things on Earth, encompassing all species of plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms, which decreases when deforestation occurs.
What is biodiversity?
100
________ _______ (growing a single crop over a large area) destroys diverse habitats, reducing the variety of plant and animal life.
What is monoculture farming?
100
The transformation of forests into farmland is the leading driver of biodiversity loss, this is called ______.
What is deforestation?
100
______ operations and related infrastructure development, such as roads, drive immense deforestation.
What is mining?
200
This type of pollution involves the excessive or inappropriate use of outdoor artificial light, which is affecting human health, wildlife behavior, and our ability to observe stars and other celestial objects.
What is light pollution?
200
Trees absorb carbon dioxide, when removed, this storage is lost, and stored carbon is released. Deforestation contributes up to 17% of all greenhouse gas emissions, making it a major driver of ____ ______
What is global warming?
200
______ containing fertilizers, pesticides, and manure enters water systems, causing algal blooms that starve aquatic life of oxygen, resulting in the deaths of many aquatic animals and plants.
What is runoff?
200
Conversion of grasslands to cropland or __________ (definition relating to animals) in arid regions destroys soil structure, increases soil erosion, and reduces carbon storage capacity.
What is overgrazing?
200
Mining, such as coal extraction, generates toxic waste containing heavy metals and chemicals that leach into waterways, causing widespread water ______.
What is pollution?
300
This type of pollution refers to the contamination of the land with materials that can damage human health and ecosystems.
What is land pollution?
300
Trees release water vapor through transpiration, fostering clouds and rain. Deforestation leads to fewer trees and by proxy, reduced rainfall, drier conditions, and potentially higher risks of drought. The thing being impacted by this is the _____ _____.
What is the water cycle?
300
Intense chemical use and heavy tillage destroy soil structure, reducing its ability to store carbon and turning fertile land into degraded soil. This process is often called ___ ________.
What is soil degradation?
300
Building roads and ________ breaks large, contiguous habitats into smaller patches, reducing biodiversity.
What is infrastructure?
300
Destructive fishing practices like bottom trawling destroy seafloor ecosystems and result in high levels of bycatch, trapping unintended species like turtles and marine mammals, this is often referred to as _____ _____ _________.
What is marine habitat destruction?
400
Sources of this type of pollution consist of fertilizer, garbage, acid mine drainage, and more. 
What is water pollution?
400
_________ is the severe degradation of land in dry areas where productive soil becomes barren, losing its ability to support vegetation, crops, and wildlife. This process is often facilitated by deforestation among other human activities.
What is desertification?
400
Large-scale ______ diverts water from lakes and rivers, drying up wetlands and threatening aquatic habitats.
What is irrigation?
400
________ ________ is when wetlands are drained for development or agriculture removes key water purification, storage, and flood buffering functions.
What is wetland conversion?
400
_______ _______ such as mountaintop removal for coal, removes vegetation and soil, causing massive erosion, destroying habitats, and causing biodiversity loss.
What is surface mining?
500
___ ___ is a severe form of air pollution caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. These gases, mainly from burning fossil fuels, react with water in the atmosphere to form sulfuric and nitric acids, which fall to Earth as rain, snow, or fog.
What is acid rain?
500
Without tree roots to anchor the soil, fertile land is washed away, reducing land fertility and resulting in about 1/3 of the world's arable land being lost since 1960, this is referred to as ____ ______ __ _______.
What is soil erosion and degradation?
500
The industry contributes to _____ _____ via greenhouse gases like methane from livestock and nitrous oxide from fertilizers.
What is climate change?
500
_______ and ___ ________ is when forests are converted or wetlands are into built-up areas which increases water runoff, removes native vegetation, and leads to habitat destruction.
What is rrbanization and soil sealing?
500
Industrial extraction and overconsumption for agriculture deplete water sources, destroying wetland habitats.
What is exploitation of water resources?